Legal Opinion
Berkshire Cablevision of Rhode Island, Inc. v. Burke
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided September 15, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-0537PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Senior District Judge.
This case involves important questions concerning the First Amendment rights of cable television operators. At issue is the constitutionality of regulations promulgated by the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers (“DPUC”); the contested features require:
1. the cable television operator to provide, of the total available channels, at least one channel each for access by members of the public, educational institutions and government agencies;
2. the cable television operator to construct an institutional/industrial network which will permit…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- United States v. O'BrienSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Penn Central Transportation Co. v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Procunier v. MartinezSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Erie Telecommunications, Inc. v. City of Erie, PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1988
- Berkshire Cablevision of Rhode Island, Inc. v. BurkeSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1985
- Erie Telecommunications, Inc. v. City of ErieDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Preferred Communications, Inc. v. City of Los AngelesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1985
- Time Warner Entertainment Co., L.P. v. Federal Communications CommissionCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1996
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